if you want to play at the same pitch as the version on the album,
you have to play the following chords shapes with a capo at the
fifth fret.
EADGBe
C 032010
C/B 020010
F 033210
Am 002210
G 320003
Fmaj7 003210
C F C/B Am G (2x)
C feel like an old C/B railroad man
F ridin' out on the Am bluemont G line
C hummin' along old C/B dominion blues
F not much to see and Am not much left to G lose
and i Fmaj7 know i can walk along the C tracks
it may Am take a little longer but i'll Fmaj7 know
how to G find my way C back C/B F Am G
C i feel like an old C/B railroad man
F who's really tried Am the best that he G can
C to make his life add up C/B to something good
F but this engine no Am longer burns on G wood
and i Fmaj7 guess i may never under C stand
the Am times that i live in
are not Fmaj7 made for a G railroad C man C/B F Am G
F Am G
C i feel like an old C/B railroad man
F getting on board at Am the end of an G age
C the station's empty and C/B the whistle blows
F things are faster now
and this Am train is just too G slow
and i Fmaj7 know i can walk along the C tracks
it may Am take a little longer but i'll Fmaj7 know
how to G find my way C back C/B F Am G
C F C/B Am G (10x)